Charlottesville, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charlottesville fell 1.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Charlottesville peaked in April 2020 at 10.2% and is now 1.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Charlottesville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Virginia	9.4%	-1.8	+6.6
Charlottesville	8.6%	-1.6	+6.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Charlottesville, Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Charlottesville, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Charlottesville peaked in April 2020 at 12,152. There are now 1,786 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Charlottesville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Charlottesville, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Charlottesville	10,366	-1,786	+7,197

Number of Unemployed Persons

Charlottesville, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Charlottesville Unemployment Rate	Charlottesville Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.4%	8.6%	10,366
April 2020	14.7%	11.2%	10.2%	12,152
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	3.0%	3,701
February 2020	3.5%	2.6%	2.3%	2,920
January 2020	3.6%	2.7%	2.4%	2,960
December 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.3%	2,922
November 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%	2,943
October 2019	3.6%	2.7%	2.4%	2,976
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%	3,012
August 2019	3.7%	2.7%	2.5%	3,051
July 2019	3.7%	2.7%	2.5%	3,089